Possiltum Black Box Entry 9: Passenger Manifest: Maviri
[Video Description]: Camera powers on. The camera is not being held steady. It's pointed towards a female Ygreasian, dressed in a traveler's tunic and rugged, pseudo-militarized pants with a bomber style jacket. The colors are muted and subdued, not quite camouflage but also not just matte black. Subtle patterns. She is not facing towards the camera.
Aldenion: (Investigator's Note: Aldenion is the cameraperson in this and 7 of the other videos) Smile! You're on camera!
[Video Description]: A blue-teal fist swings towards the camera. The cameraperson takes a step back, the camera shaking. Yellow tinted eyes seeth with rage.
Maviri: Get that fucking camera out of my face, right now.
Aldenion: Whoa, whoa! Easy, miss! No need to be- hey!
Maviri: You have seven seconds.
Aldenion: I- this is my job! I can't not-
Maviri: Six.
Aldenion: I'm with the crew! I need to take a-
Maviri: Two.
Aldenion: STOP STOP STOP! The captain is gonna kick you out if we don't get this done! It's not hard, it only takes a minute and pleasepleasedon'thurtme!
[Video Description]: The Ygreasian pulls her fist back, placing it down by her side. She flicks a thick frond of hair out of her face and glowers.
Maviri: Explain.
Aldenion: It's- policy, okay? Our parent corp requires this on every ship with a generational freezing system installed. Just. Some basic demographics. In case you end up on ice and they gotta thaw you out.
Maviri: This. Wasn't explained when I bought my ticket. Why.
Aldenion: I don't know? I di- look, it's not really a big issue, nobody ends up on ice. But I *do* need some kind of answer to all of the questions, so can I please just finish this so I can leave you alone?
Maviri: [deep sigh] How many questions?
Aldenion: Just six! And I really don't care what you say, it's just- any answer is fine.
[Video Description] Maviri's angry expression softens to one of mild annoyance, but her shoulders relax visibly. Nobody says anything for 23 seconds, then Maviri makes an impatient gesture with her hands.
Aldenion: Oh, right! Right. Uh. Okay. Question one: What is your full, legal name?
Maviri: Maviri.
Aldenion: That's it? I thought Ygreasians had four-part names. Given, Role, Family, Sire-
Maviri: What are you, some kind of nerd?
Aldenion: Well-
Maviri: It's Maviri. Write it four times in a row if it makes you comfortable.
[Video Description]: In the bottom of the frame, Aldenion's four-fingered purple hand becomes visible. He twists it in a conciliatory gesture.
(Investigator's Note: Maviri is an archaic Ygreasian title for "Traveler," famously used in storytelling tradition on Yger to denote a concealed identity. Subject remains identified as Maviri because no other name was given, and Maviri's body was never recovered or identified.)
Aldenion: Of course. Of course. Uh.
Maviri: You were doing question 2.
Aldenion: Uh, right. Question 2. Um. What was your destination and when were you expecting to arrive?
Maviri: ...why.
Aldenion: Tells whoever defrosts you where to look for people who would pay fo- who are looking for you. In the event you need to be cryofrozen.
Maviri: ...I'm expecting to arrive in Vadrypso in two weeks, the projected duration of this flight.
Aldenion: [audio: sound of keystrokes] Perfect. Question 3: Where are you coming from? This is, uh, same reasoning as the last question. Looking for whoever is related to you where you came from. So like, planet of origin, or where your family is or wh-
Maviri: I get it. Pass.
Aldenion: What system is Pass in?
Maviri: [Video Description: Eyeroll] The Passthequestion system. Number 4.
Aldenion: Er, uh. Right. Question 4: What is your reason for travelling with us?
Maviri: You're headed in the direction I wanna go.
[43 second pause]
Maviri: Well?
Aldenion: Really? No other reason?
Maviri: None that I wanna give.
Aldenion: Ooohkay. Question 5: Is there anyone you would like to be notified specifically in the event of some kind of emergency situation?
[Video Description]: 14 second pause. Maviri tenses up, but looks more worried than angry.
Maviri: I guess you can tell Cor- actually, no. Nevermind. Nothing.
Aldenion: I'll... just leave this one blank. Okay then, Question 6: is there anything you'd like to tell yourself in the event that you have experienced a loss of memory as a result of a cryofreeze incident?
Maviri: Hm. How interesting.
Aldenion: Yeah, it's always been my favorite question.
Maviri: Does. That happen often?
Aldenion: Maybe once in ten thousand times, with our models. It-it's not really common. And that's in the event of the one-in-a million chance that you have to use it in the first place. Although the condition could be exacerbated if you get put into cryo as a result of cranial trauma because the expansion of the blood vess-
Maviri: Okay, shut up, got it. Hm.
[Video Description]: Maviri leans back a little against a wall, exhaling a heavy breath. She closes her luminescent yellow eyes for a second, thinking deeply.
Aldenion: Yeah, it's uh. A pretty heavy.
Maviri: Dude, shut the fuck up. I'm thinking.
Aldenion: mmp.
Maviri: Okay. I guess... If you don't remember anything, there's basically no stakes anymore. So go ahead and do whatever you want. But if you remember *some* things, like. If you remember the Admiral, and how long we've been journeying- we're on the last step. So go to Vadrypso. They'll keep looking for the Children of Yger for as long as it takes. They can help you solve... everything, really.
Aldenion: [12 second pause] Wow, heavy stuff. Is there anything el-
[Video Description]: Maviri's fist makes impact with the camera lens. The image shakes for several seconds as the camera clatters to the floor. It is now unfocused, staring at a point on the wall of the Possiltum. You can see the inside of the bulkhead from here. Some kind of red blur shoots past the camera in the distance, moving through the waterway. (Investigator's Note: Confirmed not to be a compression artifact or video corruption. Probably not important- maybe loose debris inside the wall. Bulkhead confirmed not to have critical components upon rescue of the remaining crew.)
Maviri: [muffled due to distance from audio recording] How many times do I have to tell you to shut the fuck up! And if I catch you repeating this to anyone I'm gonna pull your brains out through your ancillary flange! Now turn that goddamn thing off or I'm gonna put my foot so far up your-
[Video End]
(Investigator's Note: Maviri unlikely to be saboteur. Crew confirms that she was the second victim of the so-called "Behemoth" and ship's logs confirm she was placed in cryopod 4 located in the aft medbay, in the section of the ship that detached during the incident. This entire video log confirmed to have been uploaded to cryopod 4 upon confirming identity of patient. Conflicting stories about a captured xenomorphic creature that "reanimated" her comatose body likely to be either mental degradation due to damaged o2 filter or mental breakdown. No such creature was recovered. Remarks about "Children of Yger" on Vadrypso remain unsubstantiated and unexplained; due to lack of apparent connection with Possiltum Disaster have gone uninvestigated. Let the dead have some secrets, guys.)
Aldenion: (Investigator's Note: Aldenion is the cameraperson in this and 7 of the other videos) Smile! You're on camera!
[Video Description]: A blue-teal fist swings towards the camera. The cameraperson takes a step back, the camera shaking. Yellow tinted eyes seeth with rage.
Maviri: Get that fucking camera out of my face, right now.
Aldenion: Whoa, whoa! Easy, miss! No need to be- hey!
Maviri: You have seven seconds.
Aldenion: I- this is my job! I can't not-
Maviri: Six.
Aldenion: I'm with the crew! I need to take a-
Maviri: Two.
Aldenion: STOP STOP STOP! The captain is gonna kick you out if we don't get this done! It's not hard, it only takes a minute and pleasepleasedon'thurtme!
[Video Description]: The Ygreasian pulls her fist back, placing it down by her side. She flicks a thick frond of hair out of her face and glowers.
Maviri: Explain.
Aldenion: It's- policy, okay? Our parent corp requires this on every ship with a generational freezing system installed. Just. Some basic demographics. In case you end up on ice and they gotta thaw you out.
Maviri: This. Wasn't explained when I bought my ticket. Why.
Aldenion: I don't know? I di- look, it's not really a big issue, nobody ends up on ice. But I *do* need some kind of answer to all of the questions, so can I please just finish this so I can leave you alone?
Maviri: [deep sigh] How many questions?
Aldenion: Just six! And I really don't care what you say, it's just- any answer is fine.
[Video Description] Maviri's angry expression softens to one of mild annoyance, but her shoulders relax visibly. Nobody says anything for 23 seconds, then Maviri makes an impatient gesture with her hands.
Aldenion: Oh, right! Right. Uh. Okay. Question one: What is your full, legal name?
Maviri: Maviri.
Aldenion: That's it? I thought Ygreasians had four-part names. Given, Role, Family, Sire-
Maviri: What are you, some kind of nerd?
Aldenion: Well-
Maviri: It's Maviri. Write it four times in a row if it makes you comfortable.
[Video Description]: In the bottom of the frame, Aldenion's four-fingered purple hand becomes visible. He twists it in a conciliatory gesture.
(Investigator's Note: Maviri is an archaic Ygreasian title for "Traveler," famously used in storytelling tradition on Yger to denote a concealed identity. Subject remains identified as Maviri because no other name was given, and Maviri's body was never recovered or identified.)
Aldenion: Of course. Of course. Uh.
Maviri: You were doing question 2.
Aldenion: Uh, right. Question 2. Um. What was your destination and when were you expecting to arrive?
Maviri: ...why.
Aldenion: Tells whoever defrosts you where to look for people who would pay fo- who are looking for you. In the event you need to be cryofrozen.
Maviri: ...I'm expecting to arrive in Vadrypso in two weeks, the projected duration of this flight.
Aldenion: [audio: sound of keystrokes] Perfect. Question 3: Where are you coming from? This is, uh, same reasoning as the last question. Looking for whoever is related to you where you came from. So like, planet of origin, or where your family is or wh-
Maviri: I get it. Pass.
Aldenion: What system is Pass in?
Maviri: [Video Description: Eyeroll] The Passthequestion system. Number 4.
Aldenion: Er, uh. Right. Question 4: What is your reason for travelling with us?
Maviri: You're headed in the direction I wanna go.
[43 second pause]
Maviri: Well?
Aldenion: Really? No other reason?
Maviri: None that I wanna give.
Aldenion: Ooohkay. Question 5: Is there anyone you would like to be notified specifically in the event of some kind of emergency situation?
[Video Description]: 14 second pause. Maviri tenses up, but looks more worried than angry.
Maviri: I guess you can tell Cor- actually, no. Nevermind. Nothing.
Aldenion: I'll... just leave this one blank. Okay then, Question 6: is there anything you'd like to tell yourself in the event that you have experienced a loss of memory as a result of a cryofreeze incident?
Maviri: Hm. How interesting.
Aldenion: Yeah, it's always been my favorite question.
Maviri: Does. That happen often?
Aldenion: Maybe once in ten thousand times, with our models. It-it's not really common. And that's in the event of the one-in-a million chance that you have to use it in the first place. Although the condition could be exacerbated if you get put into cryo as a result of cranial trauma because the expansion of the blood vess-
Maviri: Okay, shut up, got it. Hm.
[Video Description]: Maviri leans back a little against a wall, exhaling a heavy breath. She closes her luminescent yellow eyes for a second, thinking deeply.
Aldenion: Yeah, it's uh. A pretty heavy.
Maviri: Dude, shut the fuck up. I'm thinking.
Aldenion: mmp.
Maviri: Okay. I guess... If you don't remember anything, there's basically no stakes anymore. So go ahead and do whatever you want. But if you remember *some* things, like. If you remember the Admiral, and how long we've been journeying- we're on the last step. So go to Vadrypso. They'll keep looking for the Children of Yger for as long as it takes. They can help you solve... everything, really.
Aldenion: [12 second pause] Wow, heavy stuff. Is there anything el-
[Video Description]: Maviri's fist makes impact with the camera lens. The image shakes for several seconds as the camera clatters to the floor. It is now unfocused, staring at a point on the wall of the Possiltum. You can see the inside of the bulkhead from here. Some kind of red blur shoots past the camera in the distance, moving through the waterway. (Investigator's Note: Confirmed not to be a compression artifact or video corruption. Probably not important- maybe loose debris inside the wall. Bulkhead confirmed not to have critical components upon rescue of the remaining crew.)
Maviri: [muffled due to distance from audio recording] How many times do I have to tell you to shut the fuck up! And if I catch you repeating this to anyone I'm gonna pull your brains out through your ancillary flange! Now turn that goddamn thing off or I'm gonna put my foot so far up your-
[Video End]
(Investigator's Note: Maviri unlikely to be saboteur. Crew confirms that she was the second victim of the so-called "Behemoth" and ship's logs confirm she was placed in cryopod 4 located in the aft medbay, in the section of the ship that detached during the incident. This entire video log confirmed to have been uploaded to cryopod 4 upon confirming identity of patient. Conflicting stories about a captured xenomorphic creature that "reanimated" her comatose body likely to be either mental degradation due to damaged o2 filter or mental breakdown. No such creature was recovered. Remarks about "Children of Yger" on Vadrypso remain unsubstantiated and unexplained; due to lack of apparent connection with Possiltum Disaster have gone uninvestigated. Let the dead have some secrets, guys.)
